Long interview process that took several months. I was told multiple times how interested they were but slow follow-up. For a global executive search firm, their own hiring process was pretty clunky. Offer made was lower than originally discussed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you recruited for industrial manufacturing organizations? What roles?
Easy two round interviews - mostly behavorial
Know information on your resume
Tailor past experience to new position
Overall - enojyed the interview process, people were very friendly and quick to respond to followup emails
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you think you'd be a good fit for this position?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Korn Ferry (Zürich) in Jul 2022
Interview
interviews, catch ups. With different stakeholders. Also with Country Manager. Some F2F some online. It was very pleasant but a bit of long process. I met with a bunch of different people. Very pleasant. Always very well accompanied.
Research Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Korn Ferry with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 48% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Associate roles take an average of 52 days to get hired, when considering 21 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Korn Ferry overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Korn Ferry as a Research Associate according to 21 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 24%
Group panel interview: 12%
Personality test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
Drug test: 6%
Background check: 6%
Skills test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 2%
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